School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.1 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Paraguay, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 8.1 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 9.76 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.08 years, in 2023.
That places Paraguay 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.87 years | — |
| 1996 | 9.05 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 9.52 years | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 9.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.7 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.68 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.38 years | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 9.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.34 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.25 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.21 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.19 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.27 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.66 years | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 8.8 years | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 8.31 years | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 8.18 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.13 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.08 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 8.1 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.26 years | 8.87 years | 9.59 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.44 years | 9.19 years | 9.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.25 years | 8.8 years | 9.66 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.16 years | 8.08 years | 8.31 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 285,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,211 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.65 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,695 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,999 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 130,070 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.46 % change on previous year (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Paraguay was 8.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.76 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.08 years in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release